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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 02- 1580 Revises parking fines ORDINANCE NO. 1580 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF BOZEMAN, MONTANA, PROVIDING THAT THE BOZEMAN MUNICIPAL CODE BEAMENDED BY REVISING SECTION 10.32.410 OF SAID CODE, PROVIDING FOR ADJUSTMENTS IN FINES FOR OVERTIME PARKING. BE IT ORDAINED by the City Commission of the City of Bozeman, Montana: Section 1 That Section 10.32.410 of the Bozeman Municipal Code be amended so that such section shall read as follows: "10.32.410 Enforcement -- Penalty for violations. A. It is a misdemeanor for any person to violate any of the provisions of this chapter. B. Every person convicted of a misdemeanor for a violation of any of the provisions of this chapter shall be punished by a fine of not less than fifteen dollars or more than five hundred dollars with the following exceptions: 1. The minimum fine for overtime parking in violation of Sections 10.32.240 througn 10.32.2GO, ir,clusive, shall be. rirst citation Courtesy Second Citation $ 5.00 Third Citatior1 $ 10.00 rourth and Cubsequel1t Citations $ 20.00 Tne deter" lining rector witn respect to the fine is the issu~I'ce of the citation and not the conviction. If fev(fer than 90 days have elapsed between tne issuance of the present citation and tne issuBI,ce of the previous citation, the fine will escalate froFl'l tne previous citation as provided above. When 90 d!lYs have elapsed since the issuance of the previous citation, the fi ne for the next citatioll issued shall revert to tile level of the first ci tc!tti on , and the above escalatioll provisions snail apply. Z 1. The minimum fine for violation of Section 10.32.390A shall be five dollars. 52. Violation of Sections 1 0.32.390B through D, inclusive, shall be punishable bya fine not exceeding five hundred dollars or imprisonment not exceeding six months or both. 43. The minimum fine for parking in violation of Section 10.32.180 shall be: First citation $ 50.00 Second Citation $ 50.00 Third and Subsequent Citations $100.00 . -.-......-----..-- The determining factor with respect to the fine is the issuance of the citation and not the conviction. C. Upon conviction, the court costs or any part thereof may be assessed against the violator in the discretion of the court." Section 2 Repealer. All resolutions, ordinances and sections of the Bozeman Municipal Code and parts thereof in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. Section 3 Severability. If any provisions of this ordinance or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the other provisions of this ordinance which may be given effect without the invalid provision or application and, to this end, the provisions ofthis ordinance are declared to be severable. Section 4 Savings Provision. This ordinance does not affect the rights or duties that matured, penalties and assessments that were incurred or proceedings that begun before the effective date of this ordinance. Section 5 Effective Date. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect on January 6, 2003. PASSED by the City Commission of the City of Bozeman, Montana on first reading at a regular session thereof held on the 23rd day of September 2002. 4~- - ~ STEVE R. RC HOFF, Mayor - ATTEST: G1t..i~ ROBIN L. SULLIVAN Clerk of the Commission - 2 - -,-_.~ - PASSED, ADOPTED AND APPROVED by the City Commission of the City of Bozeman, Montana, on second reading at a regular session thereof held on the 7th day of October 2002. A-~ STEVEN R. I HOFF, Mayor ATTEST: ~stu~ Clerk of the Commission - 3 - --.. - -.....-.....---.-., ,.- .._ ..___.____.__.u_.__